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Torfaen planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
24,043Searchable applications
191Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,419 approved or refused records
2,431Refused applications

18,988 approved · 2,431 refused · 1,070 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 1982 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided95/P/19819

    trimming and lopping only

    Gelligravog Farm Bdy Trees On SW & Field Borders 0236 & 1144 & Footpath 109

    Received 21 Mar 1995
  2. Decided95/P/19782

    outline planning for one detached house

    Baily Rhedyn Tramlane Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 6 Mar 1995
  3. Decided94/P/19287

    change of use from commercial garage to vehicle tuning workshop

    Garage At Rear Of Ice Cream Factory Foundary Rd Abersychan Pontypool

    Received 28 Jul 1994
  4. Decided93/P/18125

    glaze five balconies (9, 10, 33 & 46 MONMOUTH HOUSE)

    9 10 33 46 Monmouth Hse The Mall Cwmbran Town Centre NP44 1QT

    Received 15 Jun 1993
  5. Decided92/P/17434

    fascia Sign

    11 North Walk Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1XF

    Received 6 Oct 1992
  6. Decided00/P/03956

    conversion of garage to dining room

    13 The Moorings Pontymoile Pontypool

    Received 20 Mar 2000
  7. Decided97/P/01175

    detached domestic garage

    Henllys Village SCH Hse Henllys Cwmbran

    Received 10 Jun 1997
  8. Decided96/P/20597

    change of use public parking 2 floors, vehicle storage 4 floors and ancillary accommodation

    Car Park No.1 Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 13 Feb 1996
  9. Decided00/P/03804

    modification of Condition 2 of planning consent 94/P/18937 - to extend the range of products sold

    Pugh's Garden Centre Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran

    Received 17 Feb 2000
  10. Decided94/P/19213

    public house sign

    Ponthir Hse Inn Caerleon Rd Ponthir Gwent

    Received 11 Jul 1994
  11. Decided02/P/06365

    erection of dwelling (amendment to planning permission 90/P/15450)

    Plot 1 Cwmavon Rd Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 25 Jan 2002
  12. Withdrawn01/P/06263

    residential

    L& At Woodl& St Springvale Cwmbran

    Received 7 Dec 2001
  13. Decided01/P/06228

    extension and alterations

    Muskoka Sunlea Crescent Usk Rd Pontypool

    Received 21 Nov 2001
  14. Decided01/P/05860

    residential building

    L& Adj To Baptist Church Rear Of King St Blaenavon

    Received 24 Aug 2001
  15. Decided98/P/02022

    replacement dwelling and garage

    7 Wellington Lane Tranch Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 22 Apr 1998
  16. Decided97/P/01713

    temporary office block & fence

    GDD Holes Oldbury Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 17 Dec 1997
  17. Decided95/P/20188

    scout headquarters

    Adj To St Marys Church Hall The Highway New Inn Pontypool Gwent

    Received 11 Aug 1995
  18. Decided95/P/20405

    single storey porch extension on rear elevation

    2 Hafod Rd Ponthir Gwent

    Received 6 Nov 1995
  19. Decided01/P/04982

    proposed link between factory units 4 & 5 to provide additional storage facility and alteration to existing accommodation block to provide new reception/showroom area and staff restroom

    Pontnewynydd Ind Est Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 2 Jan 2001
  20. Decided00/P/04947

    new access and parking facility

    St James Vicarage Hanbury Rd Pontypool

    Received 5 Dec 2000
  21. Decided00/P/04697

    proposed rear first floor bedroom extension

    Derwent New Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 15 Sept 2000
  22. Decided00/P/04357

    proposed rear two storey extension

    89 Picton Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7HB

    Received 14 Jul 2000
  23. Decided00/P/03841

    building signage and freestanding permanent signage & temporary marketing sign

    Esporta Wilcrick Place Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1TX

    Received 23 Feb 2000
  24. Decided97/P/00838

    sectional garage erected on hardstanding

    11 Saxons Hses Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool NP4 7DP

    Received 10 Feb 1997

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Torfaen County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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